H9001–/וַ–v

But when David saw that his servants were whispering together, David perceived that the child was dead; and David said to his servants, Is the child dead? They said, He is dead.

וַיַּ֣רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥בֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֥אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his clothing; and he came into the house of Yahweh, and worshiped: then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him, and he ate.

וַיָּקָם֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְחַ֣ץ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֗סֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיְחַלֵּף֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁתָּ֑חוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹא֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאַ֕ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאכַֽל׃ (וַ) va “and”

Then said his servants to him, What thing is this that you have done? you did fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, you did rise and eat bread.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֔בְךְּ (וַ) va. “and”וַתֹּ֥אכַל (וַ) va. “and”

He said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knows whether Yahweh will not be gracious to me, that the child may live?

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וָֽאֶבְכֶּ֑ה (וָֽ) va. “and”וְחַנַּ֥נִי (וְ) ye. “and”וְחַ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

David comforted Bathsheba his wife, and went in to her, and lay with her: and she bore a son, and he called his name Solomon. Yahweh loved him;

וַיְנַחֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁכַּ֣ב (וַ) va “and”וַתֵּ֣לֶד (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקְרָ֤א (וַ) va “and”

and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet; and he named him Jedidiah, for Yahweh's sake.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”

Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city.

וַיִּלָּ֣חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד (וַ) va “and”

Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah; yes, I have taken the city of waters.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it; lest I take the city, and it be called after my name.

וְנִקְרָ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it.

וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּלָּ֥חֶם (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּלְכְּדָֽהּ׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

He took the crown of their king from off his head; and the weight of it was a talent of gold, and [supplied: in it were] precious stones; and it was set on David's head. He brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much.

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִ֖י (וַ) va. “and”

He brought forth the people who were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brick kiln: and thus did he to all the cities of the children of Ammon. David and all the people returned to Jerusalem.

וַיָּ֣שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר (וְ) ve. “and”וַיָּ֧שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

It happened after this, that Absalom the son of David had a beautiful sister, whose name was Tamar; and Amnon the son of David loved her.

וַיְהִ֣י (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּאֱהָבֶ֖הָ (וַ) va “and”

Amnon was so vexed that he fell sick because of his sister Tamar; for she was a virgin; and it seemed hard to Amnon to do anything to her.

וַיֵּ֨צֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפָּלֵא֙ (וַ) va “and”

He said to him, Why, son of the king, are you thus lean from day to day? Won't you tell me? Amnon said to him, I love Tamar, my brother Absalom's sister.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Jonadab said to him, Lay you down on your bed, and feign yourself sick: and when your father comes to see you, tell him, Please let my sister Tamar come and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it from her hand.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּבָ֧א (וּ) u. “and”וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעָשְׂתָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָכַלְתִּ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

So Amnon lay down, and feigned himself sick: and when the king was come to see him, Amnon said to the king, Please let her sister Tamar come, and make me a couple of cakes in my sight, that I may eat from her hand.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְחָ֑ל (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֨א (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then David sent home to Tamar, saying, Go now to your brother Amnon's house, and dress him food.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח (וַ) va “and”

So Tamar went to her brother Amnon's house; and he was laid down. She took dough, and kneaded it, and made cakes in his sight, and did bake the cakes.

וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקַּ֨ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּ֙לָשׁ֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּלַבֵּ֣ב (וַ) va. “and”וַתְּבַשֵּׁ֖ל (וַ) va. “and”

She took the pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. Amnon said, Have out all men from me. They went out every man from him.

וַתִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּצֹ֣ק (וַ) va. “and”וַיְמָאֵ֖ן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּצְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

Amnon said to Tamar, Bring the food into the chamber, that I may eat from your hand. Tamar took the cakes which she had made, and brought them into the chamber to Amnon her brother.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַתִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va. “and”וַתָּבֵ֛א (וַ) va. “and”

When she had brought them near to him to eat, he took hold of her, and said to her, Come, lie with me, my sister.

וַתַּגֵּ֥שׁ (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּֽחֲזֶק־ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

She answered him, No, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Don't you do this folly.

וַתֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

However he would not listen to her voice; but being stronger than she, he forced her, and lay with her.

וַיֶּחֱזַ֤ק (וַ) va “and”וַיְעַנֶּ֔הָ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁכַּ֖ב (וַ) va “and”

Then Amnon hated her with exceeding great hatred; for the hatred with which he hated her was greater than the love with which he had loved her. Amnon said to her, Arise, be gone.

וַיִּשְׂנָאֶ֣הָ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיֹּאמֶר־ (וַֽ) va “and”